Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Rose Rust

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Phragmidium tuberculatum

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Rose Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Rose Rust
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Phragmidium
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Phragmidium tuberculatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses and Rose Rust share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (Fungi)

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Rose Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Rose Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Rose Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

The Alpine Sulphur-Tresses (Alectoria ochroleuca) is a species in the genus Alectoria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden